REVIEW SAMSUNG GALAXY A9

Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2015, December
	Status	Available. Released 2016, January

BODY	Dimensions	161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	200 g (7.05 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.0 inches (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~367 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
	CPU	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 510

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB v2.0

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging - ANT+ support - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink
	SAR US	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.18 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)
	Price group	9/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529 / Basemark X: 15290
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.817 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 65dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 103h